Intelligent Automation, Inc. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: Illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco are substances that have an impact on both the user and
Intelligent Automation, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.
- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MD
- Period
- —
Description
Illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco are substances that have an impact on both the user and those in a user's vicinity. Recent research indicates that immersive environments utilizing substance aversion gestures can reduce cravings. One theory for these findings relates to research on abstinence self-efficacy. The Personalized Self-Efficacy Virtual Environment Recovery Experience (PERSEVERE) program aims to integrate abstinence self-efficacy research into a serious game.